Screenplay: Alvin Sapinsley

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Alvin Sapinsley. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Night Gallery (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Rod Serling · Jeannot Szwarc · Jeff Corey · Gene R. Kearney

Cast Rod Serling · John Astin · Geraldine Page · Vincent Price

Synopsis Serling appeared in an art gallery setting and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artist Tom Wright) that depicted the stories. Night Gallery regularly presented adaptations of classic fantasy tales by authors such...

6.9

166 votes

6.9

166 votes

The Virginian (TV Series)

1962 · Series · 75 min. · United States

Direction Don McDougall · Abner Biberman · Anton Leader · William Witney

Cast James Drury · Doug McClure · Rusty Lane · Clu Gulager

Synopsis TV Series (1962-1971). 9 Seasons. 249 Episodes. The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more...

6.2

189 votes

6.2

189 votes

Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)

1951 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Franklin J. Schaffner · Don Medford · Charles S. Dubin · Leonard Valenta

Cast Leslie Nielsen · Theo Goetz · Olive Deering · Bruce Cabot

Synopsis TV Series (1951–1953). Anthology series featuring both classic and modern sci-fi themes.

6.0

22 votes

6.0

22 votes

Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Leonard Freeman · Michael O'Herlihy · Charles S. Dubin · Paul Stanley

Cast Jack Lord · James MacArthur · Kam Fong · Herman Wedemeyer

Synopsis TV Series (1968-1980). 12 Seasons. 284 episodes. The investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.

5.8

245 votes

5.8

245 votes

Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV)

1976 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Boris Sagal

Cast Roger Moore · John Huston · Patrick MacNee · Charlotte Rampling

Synopsis In this mystery, Holmes pursues his arch-enemy Moriarty to New York, which the villainous scoundrel has carried out the ultimate bank robbery. Meanwhile, Holmes enjoys a blossoming romance with Charlotte Rampling, who becomes the target of a kidnap by (yes,...

4.8

102 votes

4.8

102 votes

Moon of the Wolf (TV)

1972 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Petrie

Cast David Janssen · Barbara Rush · Bradford Dillman · John Beradino

Synopsis After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.

4.6

26 votes

4.6

26 votes

Studio One (TV Series)

1948 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Paul Nickell · Franklin J. Schaffner · Allen Reisner · Robert Mulligan

Cast Al Markim · Alexander Scourby · Arthur Storch · Casey Allen

Synopsis Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. A total of 466 episodes aired on CBS between 1948 and 1958. The program appeared in various time slots before finally settling in on Monday...

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The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Stuart Rosenberg · Sydney Pollack · Ron Winston · David Butler

Cast Bob Hope · Jack Weston · Jack Kelly · Ricardo Montalban

Synopsis TV Series (1963-1967). 4 seasons. 107 episodes. An American anthology series hosted by Bob Hope. Both dramatic and comedy shows were presented, featuring many of Hollywood's top names.

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Direction Rod Serling · Jeannot Szwarc

Cast Bill Bixby · Steve Forrest · Carol Lynley · Albert Salmi

Synopsis Gunslinger Sam Dichter rests in a saloon with outlaws who await their punishment. / Attorney Bruce Tarraday is tormented by the statue of a Druid sorcerer which his wife impulsively bought, claiming that it resembles him.

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Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

1977 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Jack Starrett

Synopsis A millionaire hires a pair of private investigators, who specialize in recovering lost and stolen objects, to find his daughter, who has apparently been smuggled out of the country.

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Direction Rod Serling · Jeff Corey · Jack Laird

Cast Bradford Dillman · Louise Sorel · Steve Lawrence · Maureen Arthur

Synopsis Lovelorn Mavis Goldsmith ignores her reclusive art teacher Pickman's warning not to follow him home. / A fake fortune-telling racket is disrupted by adultery. / When a woman enters an elevator, a ghoul is asked to remove his hat.

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Code Name: Heraclitus (TV)

1967 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Goldstone

Cast Stanley Baker · Leslie Nielsen · Jack Weston · Sheree North

Synopsis A man who dies on an operating table is brought back to life, but he has no memory of anything that happened before he wakes up. A government agent decides that he would make a perfect undercover operative.

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Direction Rod Serling · John Badham · Gene R. Kearney · John Meredyth Lucas

Cast Clint Howard · Michael Constantine · Sue Lyon · Joseph Campanella

Synopsis A boy's gift for prophecy pressures him when he forecasts disaster. / A babysitter fears that the baby is a monster. / Peter Lacland asks a doctor to amputate his possessed hand. / A comic twist on "Phantom of the...

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Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Michener · Felix E. Feist · Joseph Lejtes · Robert Florey

Cast Gardner McKay · James Holden · Guy Stockwell · Lani Kai

Synopsis TV Series. 91 episodes. Adam Troy was an American Korean War veteran who stayed in the Pacific after the war. As captain of the schooner "Tiki III", Troy drifted from adventure to adventure while carrying passengers and cargo anywhere from...

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Direction Norman Felton · John Newland · Perry Lafferty · Vincent J. Donehue

Cast Luther Adler · Brian Aherne · Eddie Albert · Robert Alda

Synopsis Robert Montgomery Presents is a dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor,...

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Direction Rod Serling · Ralph Senensky

Cast Harry Guardino · Richard Kiley · Julie Adams · Jill Ireland

Synopsis A con artist pays the price for faking a recovery from paralysis in front of a Mexican shrine. / A Scottish widow turns to an American tourist for protection from the ghost of her husband.

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The Detectives (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jules V. Levy · Richard Carlson · Paul Wendkos · Alvin Ganzer

Cast Robert Taylor · Mark Goddard · Tige Andrews · Russell Thorson

Synopsis TV Series (1959-1962) 98 episodes. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives in a large, unnamed city. Instead of leading personal lives, they spend all of their time tracking murderers, thieves, corrupt cops, con-men...

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Suspense (TV Series)

1949 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Robert Stevens · Robert Mulligan · John Peyser · Byron Paul

Cast Rex Marshall · Robert Emhardt · Robert H. Harris · John Baragrey

Synopsis Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. Like many early television programs, the show...

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